The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-04
THE SENIOR BENNETT.
MAJ. GEORGE F. WILLIAMS REcOL-
LECTiONS OF THE OLD MAN.

Climbing Up a Dangerous Stairway.
Meeting Ola Gentleman In the
Dark-An Incident and u Raise of
Salary.
1 first met the elder Bennett in the old
Herald Office" said Maj George F. Williams
the other day, then located on the corner of
Nassau and Fulton streets. It consisted OF
half dozen houses, taken up one by one as
the business of the paper had grown You
had to go UP or down two or three steps as
you passed from building to building, their
floors being on different level, and there
were any number of quaint hooks and
corners.
Il had gone 20 The Herald Office that after
noon to see one of the reporters The stairs
leading up to the editorial rooms were very
crooked and extremely dark while some of
the wooden steps had been worn into holes and
were almost dangerous Feeling my way up
accidentally stumbled on one of these broken
steps and ran headlong against an elderly gen.
tleman who was coming down.
80 Where are We gOing}' he exclaimed
angrily. Why didn't We keep your eyes
open e"
{" L did have my eyes open, was my tart re
joinder. But what was the use of tl.atl If
1 owned this paper 1 would put few gas jats
in these crooked landings and have the car
penter mend lay staircase
Eth but that was Heel thocht Of said the
old gentleman, iii a softer tone, as we parted
at was three or four months after that be-
fore had occasion TO visit The Herald Office,
being sent by Mr. Raymond on an errand to
Mr. Hudson. As 1 went up the roundabout
staircase I noticed that it had been well
lighted with gas since my last visit, and the
steps were in complete repair. On entering
the editorial rooms [ saw the same old gen
tlenan coming out of Mr.. HudsOn's room
AS he turned to go through side door he
caught q glimpse of me, and peerlng at me
from under his heavy eyebrows said IN dry
tone:
9Th, young man. We've put in the gas
and had the stairs mended. Dlnna you notlce
that?
ayes, sir said l. in my youthful fearless
ness. And 1 was glad of it
A LOOK OF CONSERVATION.
"As the old gentleman disappeared l saw
look cf CONSERVATION on the faces of a group
Of reporters near me, so [ asked who the old
fellow was.
That's Mr.. Bennett was the reply, and
entered Mr. Hudson's room feeling rather
foolish.
Wears passed and the war was nearing It's
end. and / was a correspondent III the neId.
Being very lucky in beating The Herald one
day with the news Of battle, receiver d
note from Er. Hudson requesting me 10 can
On him. Doing so, 1 learned that he wished
me to ioin The Herald staff, and offered me
good pecuniary inducements for the step
While we were convcrsing the elder BennetI
came into the room, when Mr.. hudson IN
troduced me- I then stated that MI. ray
rnond had been very kind to me and there
fore must decline the offer
"'Dinna we offer you enoughE" asked MI
Bennett.
con yes. sir 1 replied But that isn't 1t.
I do not wish to leave Mr. Raymond
I'm vary sorry, young mon, thaO you re-
fnsa hu+ I tbfas, all the better of you for
your deceesion Ell, bat little Raymond Is
winsome mon to hold his young fellows ike |
that
Mr.. Bennett wrote to Mr.. Raymond L
learned afterwards, telling him or the lhc.-
dent. and ny salary vas raised to HUDSON
figure in consequence. Interview III Inc
Journalist